Berberian Sound Studio

Italy, 1976. Gilderoy is a long way from home. His work as a sound designer for Dorking-based nature documentaries has not gone unnoticed. He has swapped the foley table of his garden shed for the glamour of the Berberian Sound Studio.

Image: The Donmar Warehouse

Overview

Genre:
Black comedy

Venue:
The Donmar Warehouse

Starts: Friday 8 February 2019

Closes: Saturday 30 March 2019

Running time:To be confirmed

Age suitability:
Not available

Background

Based on the original motion picture screenplay by Peter Strickland.

Conceived for the stage by Joel Horwood and Tom Scutt, written by Joel Horwood.

Peter Strickland's acclaimed subliminal horror film is adapted for the stage by Joel Horwood and director Tom Scutt in this darkly comedic, sonic experience.

Synopsis

Italy, 1976.

Gilderoy is a long way from home.

His work as a sound designer for Dorking-based nature documentaries has not gone unnoticed.

He has swapped the foley table of his garden shed for the glamour of the Berberian Sound Studio.

Here, at the height of giallo horror, cabbages become corpses, your own voice can be over-dubbed and silence speaks louder than screams.